March 17, 1938, 7:11 PM.

Yamashita Daiki, the brigade commander of the 106th Brigade of the Japanese army, had been closely monitoring the battlefield.

Suddenly, he noticed that the fierce onslaught, which had been like a torrential storm, had suddenly ceased.

The Japanese soldiers of the Katō Kōtarō Battalion and the Iyoda Hiroto Battalion, who were attacking at the forefront, also noticed this problem.

"The defending troops have retreated!" The Japanese soldiers of the entire 106th Brigade were elated.

Although their reserve forces were still very ample, they had been attacking from morning till night.

The lack of any breakthrough progress had severely dampened the morale of the entire brigade.

But now it was different: the more difficult and arduous the process, the greater the ultimate success.

The morale of the entire brigade was now high.

The Japanese soldiers of the Katō Kōtarō Battalion immediately swarmed in.

They surged towards the West Gate.

Today, Squad Leader Kyōyu leads the surviving thirty or so soldiers of his squad, charging at the very front.

They were the first to rush onto the bridge and the first to charge into the gate tunnel.

Behind them, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers of the Itō Company followed closely.

All of these Japanese soldiers were howling loudly.

Squad Leader Kyōyu was at the forefront when something tripped his feet.

This was not unusual: hundreds of Japanese soldiers had fallen inside the gate tunnel.

As they had been rushing in, this had happened more than once.

However, this time was different from the previous times Squad Leader Kyōyu had been tripped.

This time, it was not a Japanese corpse that had tripped him.

It was a thin tripwire that made Squad Leader Kyōyu stagger, almost falling.

Then, the entire ground of the gate tunnel, and even this section of the city wall, began to tremble.

Qian Tianyou, the second platoon leader, detonated all twenty-four directional mines he had buried inside and outside the gate tunnel.

Under the pale light of the flares, orange-red sparks flashed inside the gate tunnel.

Outside the West Gate, on the bridge and along the moat on both sides of the bridge, there were flashes of orange-red light.

At the same time, there were huge explosions and the piercing screams of countless iron pellets flying randomly through the air.

After the thunderous explosions, not a single one of the Japanese soldiers outside the West Gate, who had just been so excited and enthusiastic, was able to stand.

With so many directional mines exploding simultaneously, tens of thousands of iron pellets were unleashed at once.

This caused heavy casualties to the Katō Kōtarō Battalion, which was charging forward.

This battalion had already suffered similar heavy casualties inside the gate tunnel once before.

This time, they were once again taught a lesson by the second platoon using the same method in the same location.

Having been severely wounded twice in a row inside the gate tunnel.

The number of Japanese soldiers in the Katō Kōtarō Battalion who were still able to fight was less than a hundred.

Its casualty rate immediately surpassed that of the entire Yamashita Daiki Brigade, ranking first.

The Katō Kōtarō Battalion had to withdraw from the battle.

After a brief silence, a chorus of wails immediately rang out at the gate.

Those Japanese soldiers who had been lucky enough to survive the explosions.

Seemed to have just realized what had happened, clutching the wounds on their bodies where they had been hit by iron pellets.

They slowly sat up, leaning against the city wall or corpses, and began to moan loudly.

Some Japanese soldiers were unable to sit up at all, writhing on the ground.

The sudden situation at the front caught Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki off guard.

He had never imagined that the defending troops would be so tenacious.

Even after retreating, they would still lay mines.

It was simply too cunning.

The gate was impassable?

Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki immediately ordered: "Go over the city walls!

We must annihilate that cunning defending force."

The brigade commander's order was immediately carried out.

The Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion immediately organized a climb.

Now that there were no defending troops to hinder them, even setting up siege ladders.

It was very quick to rush up the ladders.

The Japanese soldiers of the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion also propped up the siege ladders that the previous battalions had already placed against the city walls.

In an instant, more than twenty siege ladders were erected outside the West Gate.

The Japanese soldiers of the entire Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion divided into more than twenty long lines, orderly rushing towards the city walls.

Ten minutes after the Japanese soldiers of the Katō Kōtarō Battalion were bombed.

Another huge explosion came from the city walls.

Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki, who was watching the battlefield from afar, felt the tremors of the explosions on the city walls.

He staggered, almost falling to the ground.

The Japanese soldiers of the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion, who had just excitedly stood on the city walls.

Thinking that they had come to pick fruit.

Were once again taught a lesson by the bombs buried on the city walls.

Although they would no longer have the chance to live again.

The explosions on the city walls not only caused disaster to the Japanese soldiers who had reached the walls.

Those who had not yet reached the walls were also hit by the explosions on the siege ladders.

When these Japanese soldiers climbed the city walls, they did not notice the small packages attached to the walls.

It was these packages that caused them to suffer.

Could it be that in Teng County, the west city gate was truly a place where wind and rain could enter, but the Japanese could not?

Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki was beyond furious.

Although the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion had suffered heavy casualties, they still had good news to report:

There were no defending troops on the city walls anymore.

Not a single one.

If all the previous news about the defending troops having retreated was speculation.

Then this news could now be confirmed.

Upon receiving this news, Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki loudly ordered:

"No matter what it takes, we must charge in.

The defending troops have already retreated, why can't we still charge in?"

As his order was conveyed.

Good news followed: The Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion, braving heavy casualties, had occupied the city walls.

The Iyoda Hiroto Battalion had also safely passed through the gate tunnel and charged into the west of Teng County.

This was a great victory.

Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota also went up the city walls and looked at Teng County.

The north side of the county town was illuminated by countless flares, appearing a ghastly white.

This further accentuated the darkness of the east and south sides of the county town.

The entire county town was half as bright as day and half as dark as night.

Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota was certainly not on the city walls to admire the scenery.

He was searching for the force that had held up the 106th Brigade for an entire day.

That cunning force, which had also laid mines while retreating.

Causing the entire brigade to suffer casualties of over a thousand brave soldiers.

How could this be tolerated?

How could this not be avenged?

The Japanese soldiers of the entire brigade were thinking of catching up with them and annihilating them.

Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota looked at the dark night, originally thinking that the force should have retreated into the darkness.

If that were the case, the 106th Brigade would no longer be able to track them.

But to Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota's surprise, a miraculous scene occurred.

Dense gunfire was heard from the north of the city.

The sound was not far away; it was right in front.

Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota looked towards the direction of the sound.

A long line of troops was walking through the ruins.

It was clear that they were an army.

This made Battalion Commander Chiyo Tani Ryota overjoyed.

While commanding his troops to pursue that force.

He also reported this good news to Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki.

Brigade Commander Yamashita Daiki felt that his suffering was finally over.

One piece of good news after another.

Don't pursue desperate foes?

That's not scientific; he now wanted to annihilate that force that had inflicted heavy casualties on him.

Only then could he dispel the hatred in his heart.

The Japanese soldiers of the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion quickly pursued forward.

When Lin Fan, who was covering the rear, discovered that the Japanese were chasing them, he ordered: "Platoon Leader Ye, deploy directional mines."

Platoon Leader Ye Tianshi immediately began to execute the order.

The mortars in Lin Fan's hands also began to fire.

In the past few days, the entire company had captured many Japanese artillery pieces.

For the purpose of covering the rear, the third platoon also kept five mortars and two infantry guns for use.

If they brought any more artillery, they wouldn't have enough manpower.

Even so, they were still short on manpower.

The artillery shells falling from the sky gradually calmed down the Japanese soldiers of the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion.

It turned out that this retreating force was not in disarray; their offensiveness was unusually strong!

Lin Fan did not keep blocking them without moving.

He still slowly retreated, keeping up with the entire company.

Platoon Leader Ye Tianshi left four soldiers, hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.

Captain Katō Shichirō quickly organized his troops, and in less than ten minutes, he had established three lines of defense between the west and north of the city.

Although somewhat hasty, the effect was still evident.

Gu Xiuming, the first company commander of the Special Forces Brigade, immediately felt the pressure.

Their plan for opening the way ahead had not changed: artillery bombardment followed by infantry charge.

The artillery bombardment did not stop, and the infantry charge did not stop.

The tactics that had been very effective just now suddenly encountered very resilient resistance from the Japanese.

These Japanese soldiers no longer gathered together to organize resistance but dispersed.

They hid in the ruins of Teng County.

Silently firing cold shots.

Although the first platoon had strong firepower, it still could not completely bombard the area in front.

Platoon Leader Feng Ruili ordered: "First squad to the left, second squad to the right, advance ahead.

Take out the hidden Japanese."

Squad Leader Hou Junnan of the first squad and Squad Leader Dai Tiancheng of the second squad immediately led their troops to sneak into the surrounding ruins.

Although flares were constantly rising into the air.

Hou Junnan led more than a dozen soldiers, following the shadows of the ruins, and charged towards the north of the city.

Less than two hundred meters ahead, they discovered some Japanese soldiers hiding behind the ruins.

They were nervously moving the mud and tiles.

Were they trying to create a perfect defensive position here?

Hou Junnan did not indulge these Japanese soldiers and whispered an order: "Fu Yuansi, you three throw a grenade each."

The other soldiers spread out even more.

They continued to advance forward.

Although the Katō Shichirō Battalion had a large number of soldiers.

They were ultimately unable to completely seal off the entire Teng County.

Three grenades exploded among the soldiers of the Kōtani Eiji squad.

Immediately, at least twenty Japanese soldiers were blown down.

Squad Leader Kōtani Eiji crawled on the ground, nervously looking straight ahead.

Fu Yuansi, who had just thrown the grenade, was now shooting with his comrades.

They aimed at the exposed Japanese soldiers and fired.

Under the light of the flares, a shot rang out.

A Japanese soldier was hit.

This frontal attack immediately revealed the Japanese soldiers of the Kōtani Eiji squad.

Although there was light from the flares in the air, in the night, the muzzle flashes of the guns still stubbornly revealed their positions.

Looking at the positions where the flashes were coming from, Squad Leader Kōtani Eiji loudly ordered:

"One hundred meters ahead, attack!"

"Attack!"

Although his squad had suffered heavy casualties in the grenade explosion just now.

The counterattack now was still very powerful.

Machine guns, rifles, and grenade launchers were all present.

Fu Yuansi, who had fired three bullets, had already moved.

That was the good thing about nighttime; as the attacking side.

You could fire a shot and change your location, and at a slightly greater distance, the Japanese soldiers would not easily discover you.

The Japanese machine gun fired continuously.

It was as bright as a lighthouse in the night.

Guiding Fu Yuansi and the other two's targets.

However, just as Fu Yuansi and the other two had prepared themselves at their new position.

Before they had time to shoot.

Dense gunfire suddenly rang out on the position of the Kōtani Eiji squad.

This round of attack came directly from behind the Kōtani Eiji squad.

The attack from behind was fatal.

Squad Leader Kōtani Eiji had not yet understood what was happening when he was hit by several bullets.

The Kōtani Eiji squad, which had fallen into a pool of blood, did not know who the bullets from behind came from until the moment they died.

A soft call came from the front: "Fu Yuansi! Return to the ranks!"

Squad Leader Hou Junnan had just had Fu Yuansi and the other three hold up all the Japanese soldiers' attention here.

He himself had led the rest of the squad around in a circle.

They had gone directly behind the Kōtani Eiji squad.

Taking advantage of them being busy dealing with the attack from the front, with just one round of attack.

He had killed all the remaining members of the Kōtani Eiji squad.

This was not the end of the war; this was just the beginning of the entire battle.

Company Commander Gu Xiuming heard the sound of gunfire coming from the left front.

The gunfire in the left front lasted for less than five minutes before it ended.

A small spark drew two circles.

The left front was safe.

Squad Leader Dai Tiancheng of the second squad was with his troops in the right front of the entire company.

They discovered the Japanese soldiers quietly crawling on the ground.

Like venomous snakes lurking in the grass, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Squad Leader Dai adopted the same strategy.

The same few people attracted the Japanese soldiers' attention from the front.

The main force circled around to the back of the Japanese soldiers.

Wu Zhizhi looked at the Japanese soldiers whose backs were facing him, just a dozen meters away.

He held his light machine gun and swept from left to right.

When the gunfire rang out, the Japanese soldiers of the Hino Haru squad were shocked to realize:

There was also an attack from behind.

They had no time to react and could not react.

They were beaten to a pulp by the second squad that had charged up.

The soldiers of the second squad, who had already charged into the Hino Haru squad's position.

With just one assault, they had wiped out this squad on the position.

At this time, the first company of the Special Forces Brigade.

Was like a big lobster, with the left and right sides of the formation being two big claws.

They were clearing out the Japanese soldiers blocking the way ahead.

Squad Leader Zhao Si Yuan of the third squad led the entire squad, storming the Japanese position from the front.

The Japanese soldiers on the front of this road suffered attacks from all four sides.

They could not even hold out for two minutes before they collapsed.

It was just that they were in the middle of the first platoon's encirclement, and there was nowhere to escape.

Although the first platoon had already split into three groups, the speed of advance was still maintained.

After breaking through the Katō Shichirō Battalion's two lines of defense.

Squad Leader Hou Junnan, who was currently advancing, suddenly heard someone shout:

"Are you brothers from the Special Forces Brigade?"

The voice speaking had a strong Sichuan accent.

Hou Junnan was startled, and his body immediately fell to the ground.

The entire squad was prone on the ground, and a tactical movement quickly moved them away from their original position.

Only then did they reply towards a house on the left that had already half collapsed:

"That's right! Which unit are you from?"

"We are from the 372nd Regiment, and we got separated from the main force," a voice said.

Hou Junnan said, "Come out slowly, and let's go together!"

Someone in the house immediately said, "You go! We'll just stay here.

We can't have all the brothers die here waiting for us three!"

The person who had just shouted said, "There are nine of us here in total, and three brothers are injured.

Don't worry, they're not seriously hurt."

Hou Junnan did not hesitate: "We have a doctor in the back.

Bring the brothers out slowly.

Go to the back and find the doctor, and let them treat the injured brothers.

You guys take a break!"

The person who had just shouted said, "Okay!

But the brothers still have energy, and we can still fight the Japanese.

Just as long as you can take the injured brothers."

Hou Junnan said, "You few people fighting alone can only kill a few Japanese soldiers.

It's much better to fight the Japanese with us."

First, three soldiers walked out of the house.

Then, six people walked out, supporting each other.

The soldier walking in the front said, "My name is Hou Sanwa'er, and these are all from my squad.

These three have injuries on their feet.

It's inconvenient for them to move."

Hou Junnan ordered: "Fu Yuansi, you escort these brothers back."

Hou San'er looked at these people in the first squad and said, "You don't have enough troops.

Sending one back will reduce your strength.

The three injured brothers will go with him.

The six of us will go with you."

"Okay!" Hou Junnan did not say much.

He led the six new recruits and continued to advance forward.

The Japanese soldiers of the Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion were chasing after the retreating Special Forces Brigade.

Lin Fan led the third platoon, covering the rear, fighting as they retreated.

When they had retreated three hundred meters, the Japanese had caught up.

Hu Yongnian and Ji Yangxia, who had been arranged by Third Platoon Leader Ye Tianshi.

Hidden in the shadows, they watched as the Japanese soldiers walked into the trap they had set up.

They waited patiently.

They waited until the fastest-pursuing Japanese soldiers were about to step out of the trap.

Only then did they pull the strings.

The soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade always liked to kill as many Japanese soldiers as possible.

The four soldiers who had pulled the strings took the opportunity to retreat while the Japanese soldiers were disoriented by the explosions.

This was what Lin Fan had specifically instructed: leave as soon as you detonate the bombs.

This time was different from the past; tonight, they did not need to clean up the battlefield.

The Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion was bombed for the second time.

These Japanese soldiers were finally frightened.

They simply did not know how many mines were still ahead, under the hazy, pale light of the flares.

The Chiyo Tani Ryota Battalion ordered a complete halt to the pursuit.

When Brigade Commander Yamashita Daimura learned that more than two hundred of the Japanese soldiers who had been pursuing had been killed or wounded again.

He no longer insisted on continuing the pursuit.

He ordered the entire brigade: "Send the wounded warriors on the battlefield to the rear."

Zhang Xuanwu, the commander-in-chief of the city defense, who was still directing the battle in front of the church in the north of the city, had been personally fighting on the front lines for an hour.

The Japanese soldiers' offensive had never slowed down.

They kept organizing attacks.

Now they had even sent in tanks.

The Special Forces Brigade, which had broken through one layer of Japanese obstacles after another, finally saw the tall spire of the foreign church.

At this time, Lin Fan had already come to the front of the line.

As soon as the directional mines exploded, no more Japanese soldiers chased after them.

Lin Fan also brought the artillery platoon to reinforce the first platoon at the front.

The arrival of the artillery platoon finally made the first platoon's strength more sufficient.

Lin Fan looked at the Japanese tanks in front of him, which were launching a general offensive forward.

Without needing to give an order, the soldiers of the third squad of the first platoon immediately aimed an infantry gun at the Japanese tanks and opened fire.

The four infantry guns of the artillery platoon also aimed at these tanks.

The soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade all knew that when the Sichuan Army faced Japanese tanks, apart from sending people to rush up and blow them up.

There was no other way.

This method was to pile up lives, and the success rate was pitifully low.

These soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade, of course, did not need to do that.

Mortars and infantry guns were all fired at the tanks in front.

The firepower of the tank company led by Captain Funabiki Kōtarō was very fierce, and when Teng County City Defense Commander Zhang Xuanwu was fighting on the front lines.

He was hit by fragments from a tank shell and was seriously injured.

The situation was extremely critical, and it looked like the position was about to be lost.

Suddenly, many artillery shells fell from the sky, all hitting the middle of the Japanese tank formation.

The tank of Company Commander Funabiki Kōtarō, who was driving the tank forward, was hit by several shells in a row.

The tracks were blown off, and he had to stop.

The Type 92 infantry gun attacked the rear of the tanks.

The front armor of the tank was the thickest, the side was the next thickest, and the rear was its weakness.

These Japanese tanks were directly hit from behind by the infantry.

They instantly burst into flames.

More than twenty tanks burned at the same time, and the flames lit up the sky north of the city.

Even the light from the flares was obscured.

The artillery shells hit the tanks, and the exploding fragments also made the Japanese infantry following the tanks unable to withstand it.

The first platoon took the opportunity to charge fiercely.

They broke through the Japanese defense line and charged into the Sichuan Army's defensive position.

The seriously injured City Defense Commander Zhang Xuanwu grabbed Lin Fan's hand:

"Brigade Commander Lin! I'm entrusting Teng County to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he fainted.

Lin Fan immediately took over the defense of the north of the city.

He had Director Hongen Ling of the hospital personally treat Commander Zhang.

He immediately began to inspect the defense line of this position in the north of the city.

The Sichuan Army soldiers, who had been fighting with just a surge of bloodlust.

Suddenly saw the Special Forces Brigade joining them.

Their morale was greatly boosted.

Especially when they saw that the Special Forces Brigade was even driving carts over.

One cart after another was driven over unhurriedly.

One infantry gun after another was pushed in.

Several infantry guns did not even have soldiers to use.

They were just being towed behind the carts.

These soldiers had long known that the force in the west of the city was rich.

At that time, they only knew that the Special Forces Brigade had planes and artillery.

Every squad had light machine guns.

They had never imagined that the Special Forces Brigade would be so rich.

Infantry guns were being towed behind carts and not even used.

This made these Sichuan Army brothers very envious.

These people did not even have an infantry gun for an entire regiment.

If they did, they only had mortars, and there were very few shells.

Lin Fan counted the Sichuan Army soldiers in the north of the city, and there were only more than three hundred people in total.

Perhaps if the Special Forces Brigade had not eliminated the Japanese tank formation from behind just now.

These more than three hundred Sichuan Army soldiers would have been scattered by the Japanese.

More than three hundred Sichuan Army soldiers, plus the more than two hundred people from the Special Forces Brigade here.

With a total of only more than five hundred people, it was clearly impossible to stop the attack of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

Lin Fan looked at the unconscious Commander Zhang Xuanwu.

He could only rely on Deputy Battalion Commander Hou Ziping of the 3rd Battalion, 727th Regiment.

He was now the highest-ranking officer in the entire Sichuan Army.

Lin Fan asked, "Where are the other brothers?"

Hou Ziping said, "All the soldiers who can fight are here."

"What about the wounded? How many are there?" Lin Fan asked.

"They are in a house in the south of the city, there are more than three hundred people."

Lin Fan did not hesitate: "Immediately organize fifty people to clear out the North Gate.

Tonight, we will retreat out of the city.

Also, send out a hundred brothers to lead the way, and I will send a platoon of soldiers.

Go find County Magistrate Zhou and have the county send some people to send all the wounded here.

We will retreat with the wounded."

Commander Zhang Xuanwu had just entrusted the defense of Teng County to Lin Fan, and Lin Fan was also the brigade commander of the 5th War Zone Special Forces Brigade.

No matter from which point of view, he was able to command the entire Teng County defensive force.

Hearing Lin Fan's order, Battalion Commander Hou Ziping immediately issued the order.

He personally led a team of one hundred people to lead the way.

Before setting off, Lin Fan said to him: "Battalion Commander Hou, if you encounter Japanese soldiers on this trip, listen to Company Commander Gu's arrangements."

"Yes!" Battalion Commander Hou did not hesitate.

Gu Houming led the first platoon and followed Battalion Commander Hou out.

Hou San'er, who had just joined the first squad, followed behind Squad Leader Hou Junnan:

"Squad Leader! Let us go too.

We are going to pick up our own brothers; let us go together!"

Squad Leader Hou Junnan looked at Company Commander Gu Xiuming.

Company Commander Gu nodded.

This team immediately detoured out from behind the church.

Although the Japanese had ordered the bombing in the direction of the north of the city.

They ultimately did not dare to bomb this area as recklessly as they did in the south and east of the city.

Battalion Commander Hou led the way, and this team of more than one hundred people passed through the alleys.

They passed through the courtyards of two households, and this was where the wounded were gathered.

The wounded from the north of the city were also sent here.

That was why Battalion Commander Hou was so familiar with the road.

County Magistrate Zhou Tong was taking care of the wounded here with some people.

Gu Xiuming looked at the more than three hundred wounded and said loudly:

"Sichuan Army brothers! The Japanese have already occupied the east, south, and west of the city.

We only have the north of the city now.

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang was martyred in battle, and Commander Zhang Fuwu was seriously wounded and unconscious.

Brigade Commander Lin is now in command.

Brigade Commander Lin has ordered us to come and meet you and break through from the north of the city."

Someone among the wounded immediately said, "I injured my leg and can't walk.

Help me up and take me to the front lines.

Brothers, retreat, and I'll cover you."

His words immediately resonated with others, and some of the wounded even said:

"Although I injured my hand and can't shoot.

I can watch and warn the brothers.

Anyway, I'm already injured, and I'm not leaving.

I'll go cover the brothers too."

Gu Xiuming shouted loudly: "Quiet! The officers have given orders, dare you disobey?

Military orders are like mountains!

Don't you know that?"

Immediately, a Sichuan Army soldier refused:

"Who do you think you are? I want to cover the brothers, so what?

I'm going to disobey military orders, so what?"

Hou Ziping quickly stood up: "Brothers! I am Deputy Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 727th Regiment.

What Company Commander Gu said is true.

Before Commander Zhang fell unconscious, he did entrust Brigade Commander Lin to take over command.

Brigade Commander Lin is also concerned about his fellow countrymen, that's why he ordered me to come with a hundred brothers.

It's to take everyone to retreat together.

Brigade Commander Lin also specifically instructed me to find some laborers from County Magistrate Zhou.

To take everyone away."

His Sichuan accent silenced all of these wounded soldiers.

There were also some wounded who recognized Battalion Commander Hou.

These wounded soldiers immediately stopped talking.

Company Commander Gu Xiuming said again:

"The Sichuan Army brothers' determination to serve the country with their lives is admired by everyone in the Special Forces Brigade.

Brothers, rest assured, we have doctors and nurses.

Now that everyone is injured, their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as before.

Wait until you recover from your injuries, and then go to the battlefield to kill more Japanese soldiers.

Isn't that much better than risking your lives at this time?

Furthermore, the Special Forces Brigade never abandons its comrades and makes a solo breakthrough."

The soldier who said that he had injured his leg said:

"My leg is injured, and following you will only be a burden to the brothers.

Let me stay and cover you!"

Company Commander Gu Xiuming sneered and said:

"Our company just rushed over from the west of the city, and the Japanese soldiers blocking the way.

Were all scattered by us.

There are no Japanese soldiers daring to chase us from behind.

Everyone can rest assured; we have the ability to protect everyone to a safe place.

This is an order.

Now, let's take a count, raise your hands if you can't walk on your own."

He counted, about ninety people.

"Raise your hands if you need to be supported, if you have already raised your hands, don't raise them again."

This time, there were about thirty people.

The rest could all walk on their own.

Gu Xiuming asked County Magistrate Zhou: "County Magistrate, at this time, can you organize a team of two hundred laborers?"

County Magistrate Zhou Tong said: "Yes! Today, many places in the east and south of the city were bombed by the Japanese.

The people have nowhere to live.

They are all gathered together now."

"Immediately pick two hundred people to come over; if possible, two hundred and fifty people would be best.

We will set off with the wounded immediately," Gu Xiuming said.

Half an hour later, this team of more than three hundred wounded and nearly three hundred laborers.

Under the protection of the first platoon and some soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, they quietly moved towards the north of the city.

The Japanese tank formation had just been destroyed by a fierce artillery bombardment.

This immediately shocked all the Japanese soldiers.

During this period, the Japanese finally stopped their offensive.

Even the number of flares in the air was reduced.

When the wounded arrived, Lin Fan ordered Battalion Commander Hou Ziping:

"Now, can you notify the other brothers in the city who are still holding out?"

Hou Ziping said in a low voice: "It's night now, and the city's communications are completely cut off.

We don't even know if there are any other places still holding out."

Lin Fan was silent for a while.

He ordered: "Battalion Commander Hou! Send a company to follow Company Commander Gu to open the way in front.

The rest of the troops will protect the wounded and the carts in the middle.

The Third Platoon will be at the rear."

At 11:30 PM, the entire team began to retreat from the north of the city.

Today, the 39th Regiment of the Japanese Army was attacking the north of the city.

Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo had not captured the city walls from morning till night.

The city walls in the east, south, and west directions of Teng County had all been captured.

Only the north of the city, which he was in charge of attacking, had not been captured.

This made Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo very angry.

Division Commander Isogai Rensuke knew that it was not that the 39th Regiment was incompetent.

It was just that the Sichuan Army had deployed too thoroughly in the north of the city.

At the same time, the Sichuan Army had deployed more troops in the north of the city, and Division Commander Wang Mingzhang had always regarded the north of the city as the most important defensive position.

The 39th Regiment, which had repeatedly attacked without success during the day.

Had already called it quits.

Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo decided to continue the attack tomorrow during the day.

In fact, he knew clearly in his heart that when the Japanese army surrounded them on all sides tomorrow during the day.

The Sichuan Army in the north of the city would face even greater pressure and would definitely not be able to hold on.

There was one thing that both Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo and Division Commander Isogai Rensuke did not know:

There were only more than three thousand soldiers defending the entire Teng County.

The battle was so fierce that they thought the Sichuan Army had deployed at least tens of thousands of troops in the city.

It was because of this that Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo specifically deployed two battalions outside the city.

They completely surrounded the area, preventing the Sichuan Army from breaking through from the north of the city!

The Chikaie Akihito Battalion did not have the opportunity to participate when attacking the north of the city during the day.

Therefore, after dark, Regiment Commander Numata Takakazo sent this battalion, which had been resting and recuperating, to the very front.

This battalion had set up fortifications one thousand meters away from the north of the city.

They were vigilantly guarding against the Sichuan Army breaking through from the city.

When Gu Xiuming and the others opened the city gate, they had already been discovered by the Japanese scouts lurking outside the city.

When the first platoon was pushing five earth tanks out of the city gate.

More than a dozen flares were launched into the sky.

The area outside the North Gate was lit up as bright as day.

The company commander did not hesitate and immediately ordered: "Flares!"

The Japanese soldiers fired flares to reveal the Sichuan Army that was breaking through.

Gu Xiuming fired flares to find the Japanese soldiers in the dark.

Seeing that there were Japanese soldiers crawling on the ground two hundred meters away.

Gu Xiuming issued only one order: "Charge!"

Five earth tanks, braving the Japanese soldiers' hail of bullets, directly charged forward.

The four infantry guns pushed by the first platoon had already opened fire.

The artillery platoon also pushed four infantry guns to fire.

In addition, five mortars were also firing.

Lin Fan ordered Battalion Commander Hou: "Have your people follow behind Company Commander Gu and charge."

Battalion Commander Hou and the company under his command were already dumbfounded.

The Japanese soldiers' defensive line, set up two hundred meters away.

Quickly collapsed under the bombardment of more than a dozen artillery pieces.

Those heavy machine guns that were still firing, after less than a minute of firing.

Were blown away by the infantry guns aiming directly at them.

The scene of the heavy machine guns being blown away was very clear in the light of the artillery shells.

At this time, Battalion Commander Hou understood:

Why Company Commander Gu was so confident when he spoke at the wounded soldiers' camp just now.

It turned out that everything he had just said was true, without the slightest bit of exaggeration.

Thinking about it, it made sense; without strong firepower.

How could they have wiped out the Japanese tank company all at once.

These Sichuan Army soldiers were all determined to die.

At this time, following behind the earth tanks, they realized that fighting could also be like this.

They could charge forward, braving the Japanese soldiers' bullets, and they could hear the ding-ding-dong-dong sound of the bullets hitting the iron plates.

There was artillery bombing the Japanese soldiers from behind.

This was the real artillery bombardment followed by infantry charge.

The soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade began their performance.

After charging into the Japanese soldiers' position, the heavy machine guns opened fire.

The soldiers following behind the earth tanks charged into the Japanese soldiers in a few steps.

Bayonets silently stabbed into the Japanese soldiers' bodies.

These Sichuan Army soldiers also followed up and charged.

Artillery shells were still bombing in front of them.

The artillery bombardment behind them was extending forward.

These people had been charging forward.

There were five heavy machine guns firing at the Japanese soldiers who had slipped through the net.

The heavy machine guns prioritized attacking the Japanese machine guns.

Secondly, they attacked the Japanese soldiers who